Hleypi-för

Old Norse Dictionary - hleypi-för

Meaning of Old Norse word "hleypi-för" (or hleypi-fǫr) in English.

As defined by the Cleasby & Vigfusson Old Norse to English dictionary:

hleypi-för (hleypi-fǫr)
f. a ramble, roving, Sturl. i. 80.

Orthography: The Cleasby & Vigfusson book used letter ö to represent the original Old Norse vowel ǫ. Therefore, hleypi-för may be more accurately written as hleypi-fǫr.

Possible runic inscription in Younger Futhark:ᚼᛚᛁᚢᛒᛁ-ᚠᚢᚱ
Younger Futhark runes were used from 8th to 12th centuries in Scandinavia and their overseas settlements

Abbreviations used:

f.
feminine.
l.
line.

Works & Authors cited:

Sturl.
Sturlunga Saga. (D. I.)
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